SID vs EXP vs SIM Stock Comparison

National Steel, Eagle Materials and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 7, National Steel 2, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIDEXPSIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $5.42B $3.97B EXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 13.5x 50.9x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x 18.1x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% +1.7% — SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% 17.3% — EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.2x — SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.8% -25.4% -6.9% SIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr +4.7%/yr -0.5%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 34.5% 44.0% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 51/100 — EXP

Percentile Scorecard

SIDEXPSIM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSIDEXPSIM
Valuation 63 #61 of 162 22 #8 of 10 71 #48 of 162
Growth 27 #108 of 147 – –
Profitability 43 #70 of 122 100 #1 of 8 –
Financial Health 76 #41 of 165 25 #7 of 9 80 #34 of 165
Shareholder Returns 18 #88 of 107 57 #4 of 8 –
Overall 45 51 –
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSIDEXPSIMSPY
1 month -18.9%-2.6%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months -19.6%-19.8%-2.8% +3.5%
6 months -30.2%-17.1%-15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%-15.8%-12.8% +12.2%
1 year -44.8%-25.4%-6.9% +13.0%
3 years -59.8%+17.7%-15.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -26.2%+5.6%-5.6% +23.1%
5 years -79.5%+26.1%-2.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%+4.7%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years -73.0%+117.5%+145.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -12.3%+8.1%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIDEXPSIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%34.5%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.6%32.8%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.981.090.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.73-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-48.2%-40.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.5%-27.6%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $2.12$240.24$34.35 $779.14
52-week low $0.87$163.37$25.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSIDEXPSIM
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 12.8x 13.4xmedian 19.6x 50.9xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.0x 9.8xmedian 9.3x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 31.4x -34.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.29 -10.95median 2.78 —median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSIDEXPSIM
Revenue $18.30B $2.32B –
Gross profit $2.18B $628.19M –
Operating income $813.51M $539.59M –
Net income -$703.42M $402.57M –
Free cash flow $1.06B $170.51M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 $12.95 –
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $233.54M $1.59B
Total debt $28.10B $6.57B $67.31M
Shares (diluted) 161.19M 31.09M –
Enterprise value -$6.95B $4.43B -$5.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSIDEXPSIM
P/E -3.6x 13.4x 50.9x
P/FCF 1.1x 31.4x -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x 8.5x –
P/S 0.1x 2.3x 2.7x
P/B – 3.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book – 3.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 9.8x –
EV/EBIT -1.5x 12.8x –
EV/Revenue -0.1x 3.0x –
EV/FCF -1.1x 40.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x 10.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -10.95 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIDEXPSIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% 1.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -1.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% -9.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -4.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% -11.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% -6.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% -1.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -200.4% 14.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.5% 4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.6% -45.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -26.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIDEXPSIM
Gross margin 11.9% 27.0% –
EBITDA margin 13.2% 30.3% –
Operating margin 4.4% 23.2% –
Pretax margin -3.2% 21.5% –
Net margin -1.8% 17.3% –
FCF margin 5.8% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -4.3% 27.2% –
Return on equity – 26.1% –
Return on assets -4.5% 10.0% –
Return on invested capital – 12.9% –
Return on capital employed – 15.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIDEXPSIM
Debt / assets 1.9% 45.0% 1.7%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 10.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 62.0% 16.9%
Equity / assets – 38.0% 83.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x 11.3x –
Current ratio – 3.2x 5.3x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 4.0x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIDEXPSIM
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -17.2% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield -17.2% 7.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSIDEXPSIM
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 $12.26FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.3%FY2026 +181.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.79BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +5.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIDEXPSIM
Held by institutions 2.1% 100.0% 0.1%
Institutions holding 66 529 12
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.1% +4.2% -0.3%
Institutions buying 27 272 1
Institutions selling 24 167 3
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.63 0.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SIDEXPSIM
SID 1.00 0.16 0.05
EXP 0.16 1.00 0.12
SIM 0.05 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SID, EXP and SIM?

Eagle Materials (EXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Steel (SID) $1.15B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.42B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $3.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SID, EXP and SIM?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Steel (SID) -3.5x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.5x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eagle Materials (EXP) is cheapest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.2x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) returned the most: National Steel (SID) -44.8%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: National Steel (SID) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 0.00%. National Steel (SID) and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (National Steel (SID) 69.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SID, EXP and SIM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.